Sleigh attachment.



J. E. BALDWIN.

SLEIGH ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APEJB. 1911.

Patehted Oct. 3

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Witnesses I Attorneys J. E. BALDWIN.

SLEIGH ATTACHMENT.

11221110111101: 11131) APRJB. 1911.

1,004,722. Patented 0013,1911.

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JULIUS ENSIGN BALDWIN, OF MANAXVA, WISCONSIN.

SLEIGrI-I ATTACHMENT.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ULIUS ENSIGN BALD- WIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manawa, in the county of Waupaca and State of /Visconsin, have invented a new and useful Sleigh Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to carriages and wagons, and more especially to wheel runners; and the object of the same is to produce a runner attachment which can be applied to baby carriages. This object is carried out by the construction hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as shown in the drawings wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of this attachment complete. Figs. 2 and 8 are side elevations thereof showing it in different positions and illustrating the Wheels of the baby carriage in dotted lines. Fig. 4: is a cross section on the line 44L of Fig. 3.

In the drawings the numeral 5 designates runners having upstanding ears 6 near their front and rear ends, and pivoted at 7 therein are the lower extremities of knees which comprise upright arms 8, horizontal portions 9, and oblique braces 10, all made in duplicates and with the horizontal portions slotted as at 11 and lapping each other so that they may be adjustably connected by bolts 12. There are two such knees, and as seen in the foreground of Fig. 1 the upper arms thereof may be slotted as at 15 and bolts 16 adjustably mounted in the slots will pivotally engage the side bars 17 of the frame whose front ends are turned inward as at 18 and lap each other, being preferably slotted at 19 and adjustably bolted together as at 20. In rear of the rearmost knee the side bars of this frame are turned up as at 21. All the parts so far described are' of metal, and preferably strap iron. The horizontally disposed slotspermit the adjustability of the runners laterally so as to fit baby carriages of different widths, and the upright slots permit the adjustability of the frame vertically so as to adapt the device to baby carriages having wheels of different sizes. The means for attaching the baby carriage to this device includes blocks 40 secured to the side bars of the frame, and hooks 4L1 coacting therewith and adjustably attached thereto by means of nuts 42. These devices form clamps which removably engage the side bars 43 of the running gear of the baby carriage, as seen in Fig. 4, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 18, 1911.

Patented Get. 3, 1911. Serial No. 621,900.

two said side bars are connected with the wheels in a manner which is immaterial to the present invention.

The means for holding the device in either of the positions illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 comprises a latch and a catch. The latch includes side arms 50 having their upper ends 51 turned inward and lapping each other and slotted as at 52, and bolts 53 engage said slots to render the latch laterally adjustable when the other parts of the attachment are adjusted in that direction. This portion of the latch is connected with the upturned ends 21 of the side bars of the frame by means of springs 55 whereby the front ends of the latch are borne normally downward. Said ends are curved as at 56 and notched as at 57 and 58 in their lower edges, the extremity of the curved portion being bent into a hook 59 so as to engage behind the catch. This member is formed of two ears 60 rising from the runners 5 and riveted thereto as at 61, and the ears are connected by bolts 62 and 63 between which the curved ends of the side arms of the latch may move, its notches being engaged with the lowermost bolt by means of the springs above described.

When this attachment is applied to a baby carriage in the manner above described, the parts will stand as seen in Fig. 2 and the wheels will rest upon the ground. When it is desired to convert it into a sled, the operator puts her foot upon the cross bar at the rear of the latch and depresses it so as to raise the rearmost notches of the side arms of said latch out of engagement with the catch; then the parts are moved until they occupy the position shown in Fig. 3 where the runners rest upon the ground and the wheels are elevated, and at this time the forward notches in the side arms of the latch engage with the catch as, will be clear. To restore the parts to their original position, the operator puts her foot upon the rear end of the latch again, disengages the front notches from thecatch, and then restores the parts to their relative positions shown in Fig. 2.

It will be observed that the lateral adjustment of parts adapts this device to baby carriages of different widths, and the clamps on the side bars of the frame are such as will engage with the running gear of almost any ordinary baby carriage. If it should so happen that the wheels of the latter are larger or smaller than ordinarily made, the frame of this device can be adjusted up or down in the side arms of the knees in the manner above described. Therefore this attachment is capable of use with baby carriages of a variety of sizes and shapes, within limits of course, and all adjustments can be made without the use of unusual tools or the requirement for any particular mechanical ability.

lVh-at is claimed is:

1. The herein described sleigh attachment for baby carriages comprising runners, ears rising therefrom, U-shaped knees pivoted to said cars, a U-shaped frame whose side bars are pivoted to the side arms of said knees, clamps on the side bars thereof for detachably attaching said frame to the running gear of the carriage, catches rising from the runners between the ears thereon, a U-shaped latch whose side arms are pivoted to the rearmost knee and whose front ends have notches to engage said catches when the knees are inclined, and hooks to engage said catches when the knees are upright, and springs connecting the rear ends of said latches with the rear ends of said frame.

2. The herein described sleigh attachment for baby carriages comprising runners having ears, knees whose side arms are pivoted to said ears and apertured above the pivots, a frame whose side arms are adjustably pivoted in said upright slots, catches on said runners, a latch whose side arms are pivoted to the rearmost knee with their front ends notched, springs connecting the cross arm of the latch with the rear extremities of the frame, and means for detachably attaching said frame to the running gear of the carriage.

3. The herein described sleigh attachment for baby carriages comprising runners having ears, knees each made in two L-shaped members whose side arms are pivoted to said ears and whose other arms are slotted and lap each other, bolts through these slots, a frame whose side arms are turned up at their rear ends and whose cross arms lap each other and are slotted, bolts through these slots, catches on said runners, a latch whose side arms are pivoted to the rearmost knee with their front ends notched and whose cross arms lap each other and are slotted, bolts through these slots, springs connecting the cross arms of the latch with the upturned rear extremities of the frame, and means for detachably attaching said frame to the running gear of the carriage.

4. The herein described sleigh attachment for baby carriages comprising runners having ears, knees whose side arms are pivoted to said ears and apertured above the pivots, a frame whose side arms are adjustably connected to said arms and turned up at their rear ends, catches on said runners, a latch whose side arms are pivoted to the rearmost knee with their front ends curved upward and notched and their front extremities hooked, springs connecting the cross arms of the latch with the upturned rear extremities of the frame, and means for detachably attaching said frame to the running gear of the carriage.

The herein described sleigh attachment for baby carriages comprising runners having ears, knees each made in two L-shaped members whose side arms are pivoted to said ears and whose other arms are slotted and lap each other, bolts through these slots, a frame whose side arms are turned up at their rear ends and whose cross arms lap each other and are slotted, bolts through these slots, catches on said runners, a latch whose side arms are pivoted to the rearmost knee with their front ends curved upward and notched and their front extremities hooked and whose cross arms lap each other and are slotted, bolts through these slots, springs connecting the cross arms of the latch with the upturned rear extremities of the frame, and means for detachably attaching said frame to the running gear of the carriage.

6. The herein described sleigh attachment for baby carriages comprising runners having ears, knees each made in two L-shaped members whose side arms are pivoted to said ears and apertured above the pivots and whose other arms are also apertured and lap each other, bolts through these slots, a frame whose side arms are adjustably pivoted in said upright slots and turned up at their rear ends and whose cross arms lap each other and are slotted, bolts through these slots, catches on said runners, a latch whose side arms are pivoted to the rearmost knee with their front ends curved upward and notched and their front extremities hooked and whose cross arms lap each other and are slotted, bolts through these slots, springs connecting the cross arms of the latch with the upturned rear extremities of the frame, and means for detachably attaching said frame to the running gear of the carriage.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS ENSIGN BALDWVIN.

lVitnesses C. D. DICK, B. F. STRONG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

